Today’s guest is Christina Roybal. Roybal is the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Sports Administration and Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Northern Iowa. As a first generation, Latina college graduate, Roybal shares experiences about overcoming family criticism about her career choice to now being a role model for the younger generation in her…
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Today’s guest is Amy Huchthausen. Huchthausen is in her seventh year as Commissioner of the America East Conference.Huchthausen shares with us the experience of being an pioneer for Asian-American woman in collegiate athletic administration. Rarely is she in the room with other Asian-American women athletic administrators or coaches. Many times in her career, she has…
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Today’s guest is Delise O’Meally, Executive Director, Institute For Sport & Social Justice (ISSJ). Delise is excited to introduce the inspiration and creation of this new podcast sponsored and produced by the ISSJ. Delise gives us a glimpse into her story of being a woman of color trying to climb the ladder of success as…
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Athlete Activism in the Era of Social Media We have long recognized the power of sport to create an environment and mindset for positive social change. Many great leaders like Nelson Mandela have used sport as a pathway to unite fractured communities, to empower youth, and to create peace in times of turmoil. While sport…
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January resulted in one of the largest months for community initiatives, and that effort continued into February. Not only have community initiative efforts increased, but in a three-day statewide crackdown on human trafficking in California, more than 500 arrests were made and over 50 victims were rescued. Just as…
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Having spent 50 plus years working to use the power of sport to bring about positive social change, for me Sunday was the most important sports day since Muhammad Ali said he would not go to fight in Vietnam. It evoked memories of Tommie Smith and John Carlos protesting at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics;…
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August means the beginning of a new school year and the quickly approaching start to a new season of college football. Though football season is an exciting time in sports and has the capability of bringing communities together, we cannot forget that major sporting events are massive targets for Human Traffickers. I urge all fans…
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The United States International University Sports Federation (USIUSF) has named Delise S. O’Meally as the Chef de Mission/Head of Delegation for the 2017 Summer World University Games. USIUSF is a United States Olympic Committee recognized organization comprised of joint membership of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), National Junior…
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As this summer comes to an end, let us not forget the victims of human trafficking and the families of those impacted by this horrendous crime. For many of us, we are currently busy with preparing for back to school whether it be for ourselves or our children. The number of victims of human trafficking…
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I would like to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day. The holidays are always a special time to be with family, but it is important that we do not forget those people who are suffering. Human trafficking remains a constant problem in our society. It is as important as ever that we come together and…
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